Appendix 3: Profiles of NOS Content to Be Taught Suggested by Chinese Science Teacher
Appendix 3: Profiles of NOS content to be taught suggested by Chinese science teacher educators and their corresponding categorizations
STE / Gen. / Sub. / Pos. / NOS content suggested by educator / Cat.[1] /1 / F / Chem. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§ Realist understanding of mind and natural world
Contemporary NOS elements
§ Scientific community
Social and cultural influence on science
§ Bilateral influence of science on the society / C /
2 / M / Phy. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
§ Realist understanding of mind and natural world / A /
3 / F / Int. Sci. / Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Testable nature of scientific knowledge
Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Replicable nature of empirical evidence
§ Science as the pursuit of truth
§ Scientific ethos / A /
4 / M / Int. Sci. / Prof. / Contemporary NOS elements
§ Tentativeness of scientific knowledge
Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
§ Theory-laden observation
Myth of the scientific method
Role of imagination in scientific investigation
§ Relationship between science and technology
Scientific community
Social and cultural influence on science / B /
5 / M / Phy. / Ass. Prof. / Contemporary NOS elements
§ Tentativeness of scientific knowledge
Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
§ Theory-laden observation
Myth of the scientific method
Role of imagination in scientific investigation
§ Social and cultural influence on science
Scientific community / B /
6 / M / Int. Sci. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ General process of scientific investigation
Contemporary NOS elements
§ Tentativeness of scientific knowledge
Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
§ Creation in the scientific investigation
Theory-laden observation
Myth of the scientific methods
Role of imagination in scientific investigation
§ Bilateral influence of science on the society
Social and cultural influence on science
Scientific community
§ Myths of scientist / B /
7 / M / Phy. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
Science as the pursuit of truth
§ Realist understanding of mind and natural world
§ Scientific ethos / A /
8 / M / Chem. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Contemporary NOS elements
§ Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
§ Theory-laden observation
Myth of the scientific method
Role of imagination in scientific investigation
§ Scientific community
Social and cultural influence on science
Relationship between science and technology / B /
9 / M / Phy. / Instr. / Classical NOS elements
§ Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
Testable nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
Science as the pursuit of truth
§ Realist understanding of mind and natural world / A /
10 / F / Bio. / Instr. / Classical NOS elements
§ Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
§ Science as the pursuit of truth
Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Replicable nature of empirical evidence
Logics in scientific investigation
§ Scientific ethos / A /
11 / M / Chem. / Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
§ Scientific ethos / A /
12 / F / Phy. / Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Testable nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Replicable nature of empirical evidence
Logics in scientific investigation
§ Realist understanding of mind and natural world / A /
13 / M / Bio. / Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Testable nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Replicable nature of empirical evidence
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§ Realist understanding of mind and natural world
§ Scientific ethos / A /
14 / M / Phy. / Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Contemporary NOS elements
§ Tentativeness of scientific knowledge
Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
Theory-laden observation
Role of imagination in scientific investigation
§ Relationship between science and technology
Social and cultural influence on science
Bilateral influence of science on the society
Scientific community / B /
15 / M / Bio. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Contemporary NOS elements
§ Tentativeness of scientific knowledge
Inferential scientific knowledge
§ Theory-laden observation
Myth of the scientific method
Creation in scientific investigation
§ Bilateral influence of science on the society
Social and cultural influence on science
Scientific community / B /
16 / F / Phy. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Empirical nature of scientific investigation
Contemporary NOS elements
§ Tentativeness of scientific knowledge
Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
§ Theory-laden observation
Myth of the scientific method
Role of imagination in scientific investigation
§ Social and cultural influence on science / B /
17 / F / Int. Sci. / Prof. / Contemporary NOS elements
§ Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
§ Theory-laden observation
Creation in the scientific investigation
§ Scientific community
Social and cultural influence on science
Bilateral influence of science on the society
§ Myths of scientist / B /
18 / M / Chem. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Replicable nature of empirical evidence
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§ Realist understanding of mind and natural world / A /
19 / M / Chem. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§ Realist understanding of mind and natural world
§ Scientific ethos / A /
20 / F / Chem. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§ Realist understanding of mind and natural world
§ Scientific ethos
Contemporary NOS elements
§ Myth of the scientific method
§ Bilateral influence of science on the society
Social and cultural influence on science
Scientific community / C /
21 / F / Chem. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§ Scientific ethos / A /
22 / M / Bio. / Instr. / Classical NOS elements
§ Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§ Realist understanding of mind and natural world
§ Scientific ethos / A /
23 / M / Bio. / Instr. / Classical NOS elements
§ Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§ Realist understanding of mind and natural world / A /
24 / M / Int. Sci. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§ Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
§ Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Replicable nature of empirical evidence
Logics in scientific investigation
§ Realist understanding of mind and natural world
§ Scientific ethos / A /
[1] Categorization of science teacher educators’ conceptions of NOS content to be taught (A= focusing on classical NOS elements; B= focusing on contemporary NOS elements; C=Mixed)